Our Upstate Reading List has grown, thanks to four great suggestions by Jenn C. If you have any suggestions for books to add, drop us an email at york.staters (at) gmail (dot) com. Also, if you've like to get in more depth about an Upstate work, feel free to submit a full-length book review for us to post. We've also added a new quote to the Quote Board, courtesy of Natalie: "And here's 10 Canadian dollars from your trip to Upstate New York!" -Principal Skinner discussing souvenirs from The Simpsons, The Prince and The Pauper espisode.
-Jesse
A Northern Light
By Jennifer Donnelly
Suggested by Jenn C.
“ “This is a fictionalized account of the Grace Brown murder which happened a century ago in Herkimer County. It is told through the eyes of a young teen-aged girl who is working as a maid in a hotel in the Adirondacks. The book is considered young adult, but I have loaned it to several adults who have found it to be a great read. Interesting to contrast with An American Tragedy.”
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The Lake of Dead Languages
By Carol Goodman
Suggested by Jenn C.
“ “A Latin teacher returns to teach at her alma mater. While she was a student there twenty years ago, her roomate committed suicide, and present events make her fear that history may repeat itself. This novel is set at a fictional girls' boarding school outside of Glens Falls. All of Carol Goodman's novels (The Ghost Orchid, The Seduction of Water, The Drowning Tree) are set, at least partially in Upstate New York, and are enjoyable reads if you like gothic mysteries. ”
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Ghost Story
By Peter Straub
Suggested by Jenn C.
“ “If you like Stephen King, you'll love Peter Straub. Five friends accidentally kill a young woman. Years later, they are stalked by the spirit of the woman. One of their nephews, Don Wanderly, is called to help figure out what is happening to them. The story takes place in the fictional town of Milburn, New York, somewhere near Binghamton. One of the characters is a Cornell alum. Very scary and hard to put down! ”
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Cooperstown
By Eugena Pilek
Suggested by Jenn C.
“ “This book contains a cast of eccentric characters that reminded me of Richard Russo's Empire Falls. A group of friends unearth a secret that could destroy Cooperstown's claim as the birthplace of baseball. In the meantime, potential development threatens the town's status as America's favorite small town.”
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By Jennifer Donnelly
Suggested by Jenn C.
“ “This is a fictionalized account of the Grace Brown murder which happened a century ago in Herkimer County. It is told through the eyes of a young teen-aged girl who is working as a maid in a hotel in the Adirondacks. The book is considered young adult, but I have loaned it to several adults who have found it to be a great read. Interesting to contrast with An American Tragedy.”
۞
The Lake of Dead Languages
By Carol Goodman
Suggested by Jenn C.
“ “A Latin teacher returns to teach at her alma mater. While she was a student there twenty years ago, her roomate committed suicide, and present events make her fear that history may repeat itself. This novel is set at a fictional girls' boarding school outside of Glens Falls. All of Carol Goodman's novels (The Ghost Orchid, The Seduction of Water, The Drowning Tree) are set, at least partially in Upstate New York, and are enjoyable reads if you like gothic mysteries. ”
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Ghost Story
By Peter Straub
Suggested by Jenn C.
“ “If you like Stephen King, you'll love Peter Straub. Five friends accidentally kill a young woman. Years later, they are stalked by the spirit of the woman. One of their nephews, Don Wanderly, is called to help figure out what is happening to them. The story takes place in the fictional town of Milburn, New York, somewhere near Binghamton. One of the characters is a Cornell alum. Very scary and hard to put down! ”
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Cooperstown
By Eugena Pilek
Suggested by Jenn C.
“ “This book contains a cast of eccentric characters that reminded me of Richard Russo's Empire Falls. A group of friends unearth a secret that could destroy Cooperstown's claim as the birthplace of baseball. In the meantime, potential development threatens the town's status as America's favorite small town.”
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